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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

15,034 works

Brown wash drawing of ornate ceiling and cove designs with classical figures, putti, garlands and architectural panels.

Ceiling and Cove Designs, Hôtel Rothschild, Vienna

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design for painted coving with acanthus scrolls, a classical figure in the spandrel, and a gilded cornice above an

Design for Coving, Hotel de Trevise

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1850-1910

Sepia pen and wash drawing of mourners lowering a shrouded body into a stone tomb, with a fainting woman at right.

The Entombment, after Mantegna

Rembrandt van Rijn, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a face under an ornate shell headpiece with a large feathery plume, by Giovanni Battista Foggini.

View in 3/4 of a Design for a Headpiece Decorated with a Shell and Large Plume

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Etching of a haloed bearded figure raising his hand before a crowd of sick and kneeling people in a town street.

Healing the Infirm (Jésus-Christ guérit plusieurs malades en Galilée)

Etching of Christ healing a paralytic lowered through a roof while a crowd watches, with a Latin caption below.

Healing the Paralytic (Jésus-Christ prouve en guérissant un paralytique, qu'il a le pouvoir de pardonner les péchés)

Pen and wash drawing of African figures among palm trees, with elephants, tusks, a parasol and clay vessels.

Scene of Africa (Allegory?)

Pieter Jacobsz. van Laer, early 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of European men and turbaned figures trading near a stone pedestal, palm trees and boats.

Europeans Engaging in Commerce and Trade in Asia

Pieter Jacobsz. van Laer, early 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a Dutch street with a windmill, a stone city gate, strolling figures and a dog.

Entrance to The Hague from the South East

Jacob Elias La Fargue, 1750-76

Red and black chalk drawing of a seated woman with flowers and playful winged putti in a mythological scene.

Mythological Subject

Gérard de Lairesse, n.d.

Drawing of a woman in a white headscarf and shawl, shown half-length with gray wash and red chalk accents.

Half-figure of a Woman

Jacob Matham, 1605

Pen and brown ink drawing of a helmeted nude warrior with a shield and a small winged child reaching toward him.

Mars and Cupid (recto); Female Standing Figure with a Helmet and a Shield (Bellona?) (verso)

Andrea Schiavone, 1501-63

Etching of a helmeted hero freeing a nude woman chained to rocks beside a sea monster, with a winged horse above.

Perseus Saving Andromeda

Giovanni David, 1775

Engraving of four musicians playing lute and cello around a table in a room with open windows, sheet music scattered on the t

Hearing

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1638

Engraving of a seated woman and attendant in an interior, with a man aiming a rifle from a window at right.

Sight

Abraham Bosse, 1635-38

Engraving of a couple on a terrace smelling flowers, with a formal garden and dogs beside a stone balustrade.

Smell

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1638

Engraving of a fashionable dinner scene with seated diners, a servant with a platter, a dog, and a tapestry behind.

Taste

Abraham Bosse, 1635-38

Engraving of a seated couple embracing by a fireplace while a servant draws a bed curtain in a richly furnished room.

Touch

Abraham Bosse, 1635-38

Engraving of a surgeon bandaging a seated woman's arm in a richly furnished room, with a servant holding a basin and dogs on

The Surgeon

Abraham Bosse, 1632

Engraving of a seated woman having her shoe fitted by a kneeling shoemaker, with a couple at a table and French verses below.

The Shoemaker

Abraham Bosse, 1632-33

Etching of a barber shaving a seated man in a richly furnished bedroom with a canopy bed, window, and French verses below.

The Barber

Abraham Bosse, 1632-33

Engraving of a schoolmistress teaching young girls in a furnished room with a window, a dog, and a sweeping servant.

The School Mistress

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1638

Pen and ink drawing of a man in an ornate feathered hat, lace cape and ruffled ballet costume, arm extended.

Male Figure in Ballet Costume

T Remy, 17th century

Etching of a woman in a white nightgown leaning over a bed in a dark room, with a shadowy figure behind her.

Plate 36 from "Los Caprichos": A bad night (Mala noche)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of a young draped model in a headscarf standing before a hatched dark background, by James McNeill Whistler.

The Model Resting (Draped Model)

James McNeill Whistler, 1870

Brown wash drawing of riders falling beneath a divine light beam, with angels in clouds above a city wall.

The Conversion of Saint Paul

Ludovico Carracci, ca. 1587-89

Engraving of a giant fish with a horn-blowing rider and cherubs on sea creatures, with fountains and gabled buildings behind.

Fish Construction in Honor of the Entry of Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand into Ghent in 1635

Anton van der Does, 1636

Etching with two oval scenes: books burning on steps, and a man pointing at a tablet in an archway, with a dog below.

The Expulsion of the Jesuits

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1761

Black trade card with white ornament showing dragons, rockets and a seated figure, advertising fireworks maker Ladislas Lukas

Trade card for Ladislas Lukassy Kunstfeuerwerker

Joseph Franz Kaiser, 19th century

Red chalk style print of a young woman leaning on an open book beside a classical bust and sketched heads.

Painting - Gilles Demarteau

Gilles Demarteau